Naspers Ltd is a multinational media group engaged in operating media and internet platforms. Its operations include internet services and ecommerce including online classifieds, online retail and payments pay television and print media.

Naspers Ltd is a global Internet and media group with operations in e-commerce such as online retail, payments and services, video entertainment, and print. The company operates via three business segments. The Internet segment generates revenue from e-commerce and Internet-based services from communication and social networking, as well as investments in other Internet companies, such as Tencent and Mail.ru. The video entertainment segment provides digital satellite and online video entertainment services to subscribing households across sub-Saharan Africa. The media segment engages in digital media and services, newspapers, magazines, e-commerce, book publishing, print, and distribution. Naspers generates more than half of its total revenue from the Internet segment.

Naspers (JSE:NPN) is a holding company listed and headquartered in South Africa. It owns and invests in a range of interesting internet and media businesses, but its principal asset is a large shareholding in Tencent, one of the most important companies in China—and the world. Tencent operates China’s dominant social media platform, gaming portal and instant messaging services. It also owns one of the two largest mobile payments platforms in the world, in addition to leading Chinese online video and music services. By investing in Tencent via Naspers, we believe we were able to purchase a stake in one of the world’s most impressive and fastest-growing franchises at a substantial discount to both its market valuation and intrinsic value. Read more...

Last alphabetically is Naspers (JSE:NPN), a South African-based holding company with leading internet and media assets. Naspers was an early investor in Tencent, one of China’s most valuable technology companies, and today it owns a 31% stake in the company. In addition, Naspers is a global leader in various online businesses, such as classifieds, food delivery and e-commerce. We are attracted to the quality of the company’s assets and to its attractive valuation. The company trades near an all-time high discount to the underlying assets it owns. Naspers management team also has an excellent long-term track record of value creation, and we believe the discount to underlying assets will close over time. Read more...

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